my mom makes this with cherry pie filling and crushed pineapple, and no nuts and brown sugar. I am totally telling her to use brown sugar on the next cherry dump cake she makes. So GOOD. I can’t wait to try it with peaches!!!

This is very similar to a peaches and cream cobbler. Over the peaches spread a layer of cream cheese and powdered sugar (that has been mixed together :) then top with yellow cake mix, pats of butter, and cinnamon. Looking forward to trying it with the brown sugar and nuts!

I make something similar to this without the b. sugar though. The other thing that is different is that I melt the butter first so that all the cake mix is covered as once in a while you will come across an area that the juice didn’t absorb into the mix. I will also add cinnamon across the top.

I have made this many times using cherry pie filling and crushed pineapple just as Angela pointed out her mom does. It is so easy! Just dump the crushed pineapple in a 9×13 glass dish. Then dump cherry pie filling on top. Then dump dry yellow cake mix on top of that and slice 2 sticks of butter into twelve pieces each and spread out pieces across top of cake mix. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour and voila! Very delicious and almost more like a cobbler than a cake. I’m definitely going to try this with the peaches and maybe even try doing one with apples.

We make a version of this cake all the time when we go camping. We put it in a dutch oven lined with tinfoil, pour in peaches, sprinkle a cake mix, then just pour a can of sprite over the top. That way it makes for easy food storage (you don’t have to have butter). Of course you can always sprinkle cinnamon, brown sugar, or both. Or my personal favorite sprinkle a packet of instant oatmeal on top–like maple and brown sugar flavor…

Oh my goodness! This looks so yummy it’s making my tummy growl! I am going to have bake-filled weekend and make many many many treats to take back to my dorms with me for school! Thanks so much for the yummy and easy treats that even a college kid can afford! ;)

Oh dear Bakerella-love that name….this is so so so good dear……amazinlgly simply and a must try-u always are so amazing….
Ofcourse i did vote for u and a few of ur favs too……as will thousands others vote for u for sure….

Pour water in a dish. Peel and slice apples and put then in the dish. Mix oat flakes with sugar and cinnamon and pour melted butter among them.
Spread compound on the top of the apples. Bake at 200 C about 20 minutes or until apples are soft.
Serve warm with vanilla sauce or ice cream.

I voted for you last night! Woo hoo, go Bakerella! Lots of honorable nominees, but you take the bake..I mean cake!

My friend made a very similar recipe as yours adding pineapple chunks and cherry pie filling (with the peaches and yellow cake mix). I could have eaten the ENTIRE pan myself it was so good. Can’t wait to try yours out! It looks heavenly!

My family has been making this for eons. But slightly different. We drain the peaches and mix them with sugar, cinnamon and flour like making a peach pie, then dump them in the pan and cover with cake mix and butter. I have never tried it with nuts though. Lately we have been adding a splash of vanilla in with the peaches.
I actually have some in the fridge right now that needs to be eaten up. YUMMY!!!!

I have been making “dump cake” for years, but I love your peach variation! I have to try it. My family loves it with cherry pie filling and crushed pineapple on the bottom (minus the nuts on top). Yummmy…you really should try it that way!

By the way, I am relatively new to your blog and I LOVE IT!!! Thanks a bunch. :0)

I’ve made the dump cake with Cherry pie filling and crushed pineapple, but never this one with peaches, brown sugar and walnuts…looks delish! Thanks for the recipe Bakerella….hope to see you in the isles of Cake Art soon!

I made a blueberry dump cake (like this–with the cake mix and everything), but when I told my husband what it was called, we decided we should probably call it “blueberry delight” instead. It just sounds much more appetizing.

My best friend of many years used to make this with cherry pie filling. It was soooo yummy but when we all became more calorie focused, it suddenly seemed too sinful. Nowadays, I think it would be a great special treat for sure. I like the peach idea.
I just visited the Bloggie website and voted. I was loyal first to you…I just love this site… but also had to vote to The Pioneer Woman in the catagories you were not nominated for so I felt good about spreading the vote!
Good Luck, I hope you both win!!

We love that dessert. In our house we call it dump cake. I have never topped it with brown sugar or nuts, I think I might have to give that a try.
This cake is good with just about any type of canned fruit. In our house apple is first with peach running a very close second.

Oh, yeah. We’ve got snow coming this weekend and this would be the perfect dessert after a good bowl of beef stew. wonder if I could use some uncooked oats instead of the nuts, I don’t like nuts. And do you need to grease the pan first?

That looks just wonderful! I recently made a pain in the ass complicated peach dessert, and now I want to kick myself because this simple thing looks so tasty! I’ll have to try it out with my niece this weekend. :-)

haha, my mom made this for us as kids and she always called it “dumb bunny cake” because any dumb bunny can make it! :) you can also use pie filling (ANY flavor!) and it is awesome. i think i’ll make this tonight!

HEY Bakerella :)
I made a “cake” like this for a Christmas party at work . Like you, I decided I didn’t like calling it a “dump cake” SO I called it a PAA (pineapple,apple) cake like “pa, cake” it was delicious. I’ll definitely be trying this one as well.

I make this with cherry and no brown sugar (although that’s a great idea!). I agree with you that “dump cake” as it was passed on to me from my grandmother is not as glorious a term as the dessert tastes!! And I love making it because it tastes exquisite but is SO EASY! :)

That looks so good…I’ve made this before, and forgotten how yummy it is!

I make a similar one, except I use 1 can cherry pie filling, 11/2 cup chocolate syrup drizzled over the cherries, then 1 chocolate devils’ food cake mix, 1 stick of butter, and then slivered almonds. Bake, and watch out…it goes fast!